Task 3

Magic Water

There is a bottle of magic water in this castle. It can let a woman, even an old woman, become the most beautiful girl in the world! There is only one bottle of magic water kept in the castle and only the King and princess are allowed to drink from it. This makes every girl want to be the princess, and everyone else curious about the water.

Alice is the beloved child of a widowed aristocrat who lives in a miserable environment, but she is always optimistic. She is a kind and gentle young woman. Even wild animals like to approach her. Edwin is Alice’s father who anxious for daughter to have a mother’s love. He marries Lady Winnie, a cold and cruel woman with two daughters from a previous marriage: Christine and Windy. After her father dies of a heart attack, Alice’s stepmother marries a rich guy, who abuses and mistreats Alice, and ultimately reduces her to being a maid in her own home.

One day, while Alice is preparing dinner, Lady Winnie’s wicked cat chases a cockroach in the kitchen. The cockroach drops into a teacup. Alice delivers dinner to her stepfamily, unfortunately unaware that the cockroach is in one of the teacups. Angry, at what she thinks is a joke, Windy, who was the one to get that teacup, tells his mother about this. Lady Winnie punishes Alice with extra chores. All the maids in this house felt pity for Alice, in her situation.

Meanwhile, at the royal place, the King talks to Prince Andrew, his favourite son, about settling down and having children. They organize a function to help find a suitable wife for the prince in a way that would not arouse anyone's suspicion about what they were doing. Alice asks her stepmother if she can attend the function. Lady Winnie agrees, provided Alice finishes her chores and finds a nice dress to wear. Alice finished her chores but all the beautiful gown are already chosen by Windy and Christine. 

Just as Alice is about to give up hope, Alice’s real mother appears to comfort her, reminding her that a person with a loving heart who perseveres, is always beautiful. At the function, every visitor wears their beautiful and smart clothes, except for Alice. Alice wears a plain, white gown. All the girls try to show off their beauty that night, but none of them get the attention of the prince. The prince rejects every girl until he sees Alice. Both of them have a happy conversation and the Prince is attracted by Alice's loving heart. The two fall strongly in love and dance all over the castle’s grounds until the clock starts to chime at midnight.

After few weeks, Alice and the Prince celebrate their wedding but Alice does not drink the magic water that now belongs to her. She gives it to her respected mother because she thinks that her mother needs the magic water more than she does. Finally Alice’s mother becomes the most beautiful woman. Alice and the Prince live happily ever after.